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Notes.— (1) During the war years engine repairs, which were previously performed overseas, were carried out in New Zealand. (2) Reduction in working-hours have been effected as follows (a) Main Ports.—Reduction from 10 p.m. to 9 p.m. cessation of work became operative as from 3rd January, 1944. Shift-work and work on Sundays, holidays, and on Saturday afternoons (except where vessels could finish by 5 p.m.) cancelled as from Bth September, 1945. (b) Secondary Ports.—Shift-work cancelled as from Bth September, 1945. Work on Saturday nights, Sundays, and holidays cancelled as from 26th November, 1945. With regard to the cessation of work on Saturday afternoons and at 9 p.m. on ordinary week-days, subsequent action was taken at the various ports to bring the hours into line with those worked at main ports. (3) During the war years overseas vessels were worked extended hours on Saturday nights, Sundays, and holidays, and also under a shift system from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. Prior to the war overseas vessels were worked 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. (midnight to finish), Mondays to Fridays inclusive, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. During the year ended 31st March, 1947, and thereafter these vessels were worked 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. (10 p.m. to finish), Mondays to Fridays inclusive, and 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays (5 p.m. to finish). This represents a reduction of approximately nine hours per week, or 13 per cent, on pre-war working-hours.

Table Showing the Time Spent in New Zealand by Overseas Vessels

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ty wi n Balance, Representing Days When Cargo "Hava Tnfcpn nn flarcro Number of Vessels. Number of Ports. Days on Coast. Not Worked (Excluding operations and Steaming Sundays and Holidays). xime Between Ports. Period. and Loadin « A11 andS. L ° adil « A11 S Loadin 8 A11 S Loading All Loading All charging. Vcssels ' charging. 0nl -V- Vessels ' charging. Vessels ' charing. 0nl y- Vessels " charging. 0nl y- Ve9sels ' V "1 1 1 January to June, 1939 .. 36 26 62 6-81 5-23 6-13 42- 1 26-8 35-7 Nil Nil Nil 42-1 26-8 35-7 January to June, 1941 .. 20 j 19 39 4-05 2-10 3-10 27-8 14-9 21-5 2-0 2-0 2-0 25-8 12-9 19-5 April, 1941, to March, 1942 55 70 125 4-2 1-7 2-8 27-0 1 10-6 17-9 3-9 1-3 2-5 23-1 9-3 15-4 April, 1942, to March, 1943 69 44 113 3-0 1-5 2-4 23-9 | 10-5 18-7 3-5 1-7 2-8 20-9 8-1 16-0 April, 1943, to March, 1944 56 48 104 2*59 1-66 2-16 25-43 11-29 18-9 1-46 1-27 1-37 23-96 10-0 17-53 April, 1944, to March, 1945 55 51 106 3-18 1-47 2-5 26-71 14-92 21-03 3-31 3-69 3-49 23-4 11-24 17-55 April, 1945, to March, 1946 43 78 121 3-35 1-48 2-14 31-63 15-95 21-52 1-21 1-76 1-56 30-42 14-12 19-96 April, 1946, to March, 1947 61 82 143 4-48 1-65 2-85 52-30 26-09 37-27 2-72 3-70 3-28 49-58 22-39 33-99 April, 1947, to March, 1948 103 57 160 4-44 1-93 3-54 56-38 23-39 44-62 3-62 1-83 2-98 52-76 21-56 41-64 April, 1948, to March, 1949 102 61 163 4-53 1-79 3-50 51-40 23-03 40-78 3-56 1-23 2-69 47-84 21-80 38-10 1 1